Governor Wayan Koster's Reason For The Bali Arts Festival Opened By Megawati

PDIP general chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri (PDIP general chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri (ANTARA)ANTARA)

DENPASAR - Bali Governor Wayan Koster conveyed a number of reasons why the 45th Bali Arts Festival opened Megawati Soekarnoputri, unlike the years before the COVID-19 pandemic which was opened by the president or minister.

"There is no provision that requires who must open (PKB, ed), that's the governor's policy," said Koster, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, June 19.

Megawati officially opened the 45th Bali Arts Festival (PKB) on Sunday (18/6) in front of the Bali People's Struggle Monument Bajra Sandhi, Denpasar. Megawati opened the event marked by the beating of a gong accompanied by the Governor of Bali Wayan Koster.

Koster said that the underlying thing was inviting Megawati to open the Bali Arts Festival, besides being the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia, she also had high sensitivity to Balinese culture.

In addition, Megawatim is the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency as well as the Chairperson of the Steering Committee of the National Research and Innovation Agency.

"He has very good directions to maintain Balinese culture and the development of Bali tourism so that Bali in the future will be adjutant. 'It's amazing," said Koster.

Megawati when delivering her speech at the Opening of the Bali Arts Festival also expressed concern about the dance art in Bali which was staged in commercial-purpose hotels.

According to him, with the dance brought to the hotel, the dancer's taksu had disappeared.

Megawati asked the Governor of Bali to prohibit the Balinese dance from being performed in hotels because of losing its spirit.

"I told Mr. Koster please don't dance Bali to take him to the hotel why? Because he lost his spirit, he was also cut off, nothing from the hand of the gong," said Megawati.

Responding to Megawati's statement, Koster said that dances related to traditions and ceremonies should not be commercialized. But of course there must be dances that can be brought to hotels, which are created and not traditional ones.